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Chapter 489 The Moon Portal Opens
Secretary Li moved a chair and sat outside to wait, and came in twice to bring water.
Every time I saw Lin Mo, he maintained the same posture: bent over, squatting on the ground, his eyes fixed on the ground, his brush hand not trembling at all.
Two hours passed.
Three hours later, Lin Mo finally straightened up and stretched.
If it weren't for the fact that he was in a level three physique, most people would be crippled if they maintained this level of concentration while bending over and squatting, and their wives would probably complain.
He stepped back a few paces and examined the ground.
A magic circle with a diameter of thirty meters was completely spread out on the metal floor.
Lin Mo dusted off the powder on his hands, walked out the door, and said:
"nailed it."
Secretary Li sprang up from his chair:
"Is it all done? Commander Lin, you've worked hard."
The formation is complete; the next step is to cast a spell to open the door.
Secretary Li ordered the staff to evacuate the air.
The inner airtight door is closed, and the sealing latch is engaged.
On the control panel, the operator starts the vacuum pump.
A low, mechanical hum sounded, lasting for more than ten minutes before gradually weakening and finally fading into silence.
The air pressure reading on the panel kept dropping.
Approaching zero.
"Vacuum status confirmed, cabin pressure below 0.001 Pa," the operator reported.
Secretary Li turned to look at Lin Mo:
"Commander Lin, it's time to change."
Staff pushed in the spacesuit support frame.
The entire spacesuit has smooth lines and fits the human body contours.
The outer layer is made of some kind of composite material, which feels hard yet tough to the touch, and the joints have a precise movable structure. The color is dark gray to black, and the surface has a matte coating.
"The material is Zhengjin composite fiber," Secretary Li said.
"It is 60% lighter than traditional spacesuits, has four times the mobility, and is more than five times safer."
As the staff pressed the button, the back of the spacesuit opened, revealing a human-shaped space.
Lin Mo curiously pressed himself inside, and the spacesuit closed.
Then there's the helmet.
The moment the transparent mask was put on, the internal screen lit up instantly.
A semi-transparent HUD interface appears on the mask.
Top left corner: Oxygen content 98%, estimated usable time 5 hours and 12 minutes.
Top right corner: Battery level 100%.
Below: Real-time data on heart rate, body temperature, and external air pressure.
The field of view is clearer than with the naked eye, and the wide-angle lens ensures that the surrounding scenery is free of distortion.
A slight airflow sound came from the headphones, the temperature regulation system activated, and the feeling instantly became comfortable.
Lin Mo tried to move his arms and then took a few steps.
It was much more flexible than he had imagined.
The assist device at the joints intervenes precisely the moment he exerts force, exactly enough to compensate for the weight of the spacesuit itself.
He clenched his fist, then opened it; his fingers were flexible enough to hold the staff without any problem.
"There are plasma micro-propulsion devices on the soles of the feet, back, and hands," a technician nearby added.
"In the absence of gravity and a point of leverage, you can maintain your posture and move by using thrusters."
Lin Mo nodded.
He looked down at himself.
The dark gray spacesuit wrapped around his body had sharp lines, and blue light shimmered inside the mask.
Hmm, it has a bit of an Iron Man vibe to it.
The remaining staff members also got dressed one after another.
Secretary Li stood to the side, also dressed in a spacesuit, her movements slightly clumsy.
"Everyone is ready!"
The first metal door on the outside slowly closed.
As the door closes, air begins to be drawn out of this transition zone.
Lin Mo could clearly sense the changes.
The first thing to disappear was sound.
The buzzing sound faded into the distance, like someone slowly turning down the volume knob.
The footsteps were gone, the breathing was gone, and the mechanical sounds were gone.
The world was eerily quiet.
All that could be heard was the sound of the airflow from the helmet's internal circulation system and the breathing of the people in the earpieces.
There was a slight pressure in my ears, and the pressure equalization system inside the spacesuit automatically activated, returning to normal after a few seconds.
"Vacuum in transition zone confirmed." The operator's voice came through the communication channel, exceptionally clear in the absolute silence.
The inner airtight door opened silently.
There was no hydraulic noise, and no metallic friction noise.
In a vacuum, sound cannot travel.
The door slid open slowly, revealing the spellcasting chamber inside, which had been evacuated.
On the metal floor, the thirty-meter-diameter magic circle lay quietly under the light, its silver-gray powder lines and hand-drawn incantations exquisite and silent.
Lin Mo stepped inside.
The soles of the boots made no sound as they stepped onto the metal floor.
Only the sensation under his feet told him that he was firmly planted.
He walked to the edge of the magic circle and took out his staff from his spatial ring.
He then took out the energy crystal and the space crystal, placing them one by one on the reserved nodes.
The moment the crystal fell into the groove, the entire rune line glowed faintly, like a vein being awakened.
All the crystals were placed in their positions.
Lin Mo stood in the center of the magic circle and took a deep breath.
The air inside the spacesuit had a filtered, clean smell.
He raised his staff.
The HUD data on his spacesuit visor flickered at the edge of his field of vision, but his attention was completely focused on the magic circle.
In the silent vacuum, incantations flowed from his mouth.
The microphone inside the helmet faithfully captures every syllable and transmits it to everyone's headphones via the communication channel.
Ancient Terran incantations echoed in the silent vacuum, carrying a desolate yet grand power.
The gem at the top of the staff suddenly lit up, its blue-white light exceptionally pure in the vacuum, without any air scattering, and its rays were straight as a blade.
Magic poured down from the staff, flowing into the magic circle beneath their feet.
The rune lines were instantly ignited!
The silver-gray powder, activated by magic, transformed into a flowing river of light, surging along the grooves, while the thirty-six crystals simultaneously burst forth with dazzling light.
Rotating rune projections were shown on the metal wall, with light and shadow intertwining, like stars moving overhead.
As Lin Mo chanted the incantation, the space began to take on a physical form, and his thoughts extended outward.
It penetrated spacesuits, metal walls, and thick layers of rock.
Upward, upward, through the underground city, through the surface, through the radiation-shrouded atmosphere.
Further, higher!
Until it touched that silvery-white star suspended in the void.
Moon!
It is 380,000 kilometers away from Earth.
So close, yet so far.
Based on the changes in space caused by gravity, Lin Mo located and positioned the moving objects on the moon.
It would be best to open the portal in a place with astronauts or a space station; otherwise, it would be troublesome if it were too far away.
Once the location was established, the space tunnel opened, revealing a small portion of the moon's iceberg through a basketball-sized opening.
The vast land was a desolate gray expanse, riddled with potholes.
With the dust on top, it feels like you'd sink into it if you stepped on it.
The pitch-black cosmic backdrop, like a deep abyss, and the moon as an isolated island, evoke a sense of fear.
To be honest, Lin Mo was somewhat disappointed after seeing it clearly.
The universe is too vast and too dark, unlike the starry sky on Earth, where the stars are so bright and dazzling.
Actually, there's a reason for that.
Because the moon lacks an atmosphere for scattering, the intensity of starlight seen on the moon is much less than that seen on Earth.
This is why Lin Mo saw that it was pitch black at first glance.
Upon seeing the spatial passage open, the surrounding staff, after their initial shock, quickly reported the relevant data.
"The pressure inside the sealed chamber is normal!"
"The spacesuit is working properly!"
"Radiation levels are within acceptable limits!"
"Establishing contact with the moon!"
"Locating the portal's location on the moon!"
A series of reports rang in the earpiece, which made one feel much more at ease when facing the terrifying behemoth that is the universe.